fermentasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fermentatie, from Latin fermentātiō, fermentātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fermenˈtasi/
• Hyphenation: fér‧mén‧ta‧si

Noun

férméntasi (first-person possessive fermentasiku, second-person possessive fermentasimu, third-person possessive fermentasinya)

1. (biochemistry) fermentation: any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide.

   Synonym: peragian

Derived terms

• memfermentasi
• memfermentasikan
• pemfermentasi
• terfermentasi
• terfermentasikan

 

Further reading

• “fermentasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.